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Tag Archives : government waste

The Never-Ending Government Fraud Racket

The Never-Ending Government Fraud Racket

Posted on July 20, 2011

Here’s a great example of family values, but only if you think it’s noble for a husband, wife, and daughter to conspire together to rip off taxpayers. I guess the family that steals together, stays together. Here are some of the details from the Daily Caller expose. A special investigation by The Daily Caller has […]

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More Disgusting Examples of Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

More Disgusting Examples of Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Posted on July 7, 2011

It gets my blood boiling that the crowd in Washington is talking about raising our taxes when the budget is so riddled with excess spending. Here are two stories that illustrate the waste, fraud, and abuse that is pervasive in the federal budget. Our first example is about unemployment benefits fraud. I’ve noted on several […]

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Time to Shut Down the Department of Agriculture

Time to Shut Down the Department of Agriculture

Posted on June 24, 2011

I have a confession to make: I have a hard time making up my mind. At times, I am overcome by indecision. To be more specific, I can’t figure out which department of the federal government should be shut down first. In the past, I’ve written about the squalid waste and corruption at the Department […]

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Why on Earth Should We Consider Tax Increases When Politicians and Bureaucrats Allow Multi-Billion Dollar Losses of Taxpayer Money Because of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse?

Why on Earth Should We Consider Tax Increases When Politicians and Bureaucrats Allow Multi-Billion Dollar Losses of Taxpayer Money Because of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse?

Posted on June 16, 2011

Maybe I’m just old fashioned, or maybe I’m a bit stiff-necked, but I will never relent in my opposition to tax increases so long as the crowd in Washington is spending money on things that are not appropriate functions of the federal government. But that’s just one obstacle that has to be overcome. I will […]

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Obama Wants American Taxpayers to Bail Out Greek Politicians and Dig the Debt Hole even Deeper

Obama Wants American Taxpayers to Bail Out Greek Politicians and Dig the Debt Hole even Deeper

Posted on June 8, 2011

Here’s some completely depressing news. CNBC is reporting that President Obama is putting American taxpayers on the chopping block to bail out Greece’s corrupt politicians. But, to show he doesn’t discriminate, he also encouraged the German Chancellor to rape her nation’s taxpayers for the same purpose. President Barack Obama on Tuesday…pledged U.S. support to help […]

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Limousine Liberals: The Parody Has Become Reality

Limousine Liberals: The Parody Has Become Reality

Posted on June 2, 2011

In the past, I’ve joked about “limousine liberals,” which is a phrase for elitist left wingers who pretend to identify with average people while living the good life. I’ve even mocked these folks on TV. But I always thought the term was symbolic. Not anymore. Here’s a segment of a news report, based on a […]

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A Mind-Boggling Example of Government Waste

A Mind-Boggling Example of Government Waste

Posted on June 1, 2011

All I can say is that I’m thankful the United States is not part of the European Union, at least if this little tidbit from the UK-based Telegraph is true. American politicians waste a lot of money, but even I doubt they ever spent tax dollars on something that is simultaneously so idiotic and so […]

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It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…No, It’s Super-Bureaucrat

It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…No, It’s Super-Bureaucrat

Posted on May 19, 2011

I’ve had dozens of posts about overpaid bureaucrats. Indeed, I’ve largely stopped blogging about the topic because it is so depressing to constantly be reminded about how a privileged class of people is manipulating the system to coercively obtain undeserved compensation from their less-fortunate neighbors. But every so often I see a story which cries […]

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I Don’t Care if You Wear Diapers as a 30-Year Old, but Don’t Ask Me to Subsidize Your Lifestyle

I Don’t Care if You Wear Diapers as a 30-Year Old, but Don’t Ask Me to Subsidize Your Lifestyle

Posted on May 19, 2011

I wrote yesterday about the shocking case of a millionaire collecting food stamps. Today, I have an equally disgusting story of government waste. The Social Security program is actuarially bankrupt, with unfunded liabilities of several trillion dollars. Our topic today deals with the disability portion of Social Security, which is in especially poor shape, with […]

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Gee, I’m Glad I Pay Taxes to Give Food Stamps to a Millionaire

Gee, I’m Glad I Pay Taxes to Give Food Stamps to a Millionaire

Posted on May 18, 2011

Not that we needed any additional evidence that the government wastes money in truly spectacular fashion, but this story from the Detroit Free Press is especially disgusting and outrageous. A man who won $2 million on a Michigan lottery show has told a TV station that he still uses food stamps. Leroy Fick of Bay […]

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